Modern History
2021
Indian National Congress
Revolutionary Movements

With reference to Madanapalle of Andhra Pradesh, which one of the following statements is correct?

B.Pattabhi Sitaramaiah led the Quit India Movement of Andhra region from here.
A.Pingali Venkayya designed the tricolour Indian National Flag here.
C.Rabindranath Tagore translated the National Anthem from Bengali to English here.
D.Madame Blavatsky and Colonel Olcott set up headquarters of Theosophical Society first here.

Correct Answer: Option C

The National Anthem, Jana-Gana-Mana, originally composed in Bangla by Rabindranath Tagore, was adopted in its Hindi version by the Constituent Assembly on January 24, 1950.

It was first sung on December 27, 1911, at the Calcutta Session of the Indian National Congress.

In February 1919, at Madanapalle (Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh), Tagore translated his Bengali poem ‘Jana Gana Mana’ into English as ‘Morning Song of India’. Margaret Cousins gave it the tune.

Therefore, the correct statement is that Rabindranath Tagore translated the National Anthem from Bengali to English in Madanapalle.